John Ledbetter is the new chief deputy for the Jackson County Sheriff's Department. Sheriff Mike Ezell made the appointment official Friday morning. Jackson County's new sheriff is on a mission to ...

Jackson County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Chief John Lebetter John Ledbetter campaign Jackson County supervisors Tuesday voted 5 to 1 in favor of naming Jackson County Chief Deputy John Ledbetter to ...

JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - A Mississippi law maker wants to prohibit officers from using tasers. It’s a shocking proposal that has Coast law enforcement baffled. “Why? Why do this?” Jackson County ...

JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - Jackson County now has an interim sheriff. John Ledbetter was sworn in Tuesday morning after being appointed to the position by the county’s Board of Supervisors. In his ...

The crash happened around 4:15 p.m. Tuesday on a two lane road in Jackson County's Latimer community.